Last Oldsmobile rolls off the line today

[Zrush]

I read that GM will roll the last Oldsmobile off the line today. I believe it's an Alero and it's going right to some museum. What will all the grandmas drive now?

Vicky

[sblake01]

My wife likes that car (Alero) as we're looking to replace her 93 Sentra. I've been trying to steer her towards some kind of Nissan Altima, Maxima, etc. but she wants and Alero. Well, she is a Grandma!:classic:

[datto_240z]

That sure is a nice thing to say about your wife Stephen! Pretty racy grandma's car. Grannies over here drive 'lil bubble cars. Has Oldsmobile gone bust?

Cheer'z'

Chris

[sblake01]

Well, Chris, I'm a Grandpa! As far as Olsmobile going bust, I think General Motors is just downsizing. They always did make cars that you couldn't tell apart until you got up close.

[lordbiotree]

I thought they quit making oldsmobiles a long time ago.

Well at least I got the word that they were going to quit a while back

Here's a link to an article about the last olds

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4862841/

[gema]

Not shedding a single tear...

but this won't shrink the number of beat-up Cutlass Ciera's rolling through the neighborhood =(

[SuDZ]

Olds will always have some nostalgia from me. My first car was an Olds. I bought it about 6 months before I got my licence. It was a 1984 Delta 88 Royale Brougham Coupe. A mouthfull but I loved it.

I went through three trannies in it, all my fault, lets face it I was 16 I went through lots of tires and brakes too But eventually had a turbo 350 tranny. Then I went ahead and took out the stock 307 and put in a 350 that was putting down about 300 HP or so. it was my first car and my first chance at really learning anything about cars. It was a testbed for everything automotive I could find and learn.

I will always have great memories of that car, the fun, the engine swap and build with my Dad, the friends, the time I had 13 kids in that car, the smoke shows and coming around corners sideways, the girls, the cops, the 3000 (yeah I know it was crazy), the races, the stories about it that my friends still say "remember that time in the Delta when..."

I am sad to see them go but saw it coming, they havent released anything all that exciting in years. But they will still keep a special place in my memories.

Long live the Delta.

SuDZ

[Fun_in_my_z]

Olds holds a little place for me as well. I traded a 77 olds cutluss for my two zs. somebody got ripped!

[Bambikiller240]

Good riddence to another Dinosaur!

Last night on SPEED TV's "Windtunnel" they were stating that Toyota had Profits of $10 BILLION in the fiscal year that ended in March 04.

GM and FORD combined to earn $4.3 BILLION in the same fiscal year. Less than half of Toyota's profits!

http://www.detnews.com/2004/autosinsider/0405/12/c01-150577.htm

[Zvoiture]

My grandparents swore by Oldsmobile. They always had one. My grandfather used to take the bus to Detroit and drive home with a new one every year. My parents always had Pontiacs.

Don't want to hijack the thread, but do you think--given global automotive trends--Chevy is regretting shutting down all their RWD plants?

steve

[Bambikiller240]

I hope GM (and Ford, etc) is regretting closing so many US plants and shipping the jobs to Mexico and Canada. For that they deserve to lose market share and $$$$$$$$$.

Statement speaks for itself. No further comment will be made.

[seerex]

simple market sales they weren't selling enough, i have no beef with olds but gm as well as ford needs to take the imports as a whole as more of a threat if they expect to compete in todays car market and i mean truck as well, never owned a gm product mostly toyota nissan and honda with german in between but i find very little need to shop an american built < as they say > product , lack of style quality and desire to excite the consumer will be the noose that tightens the neck of gm, it seems they are 5-7 years behind most in style and form , but just my 2 cents